Thread Number: 37501
Well, the 8-year old Calypso died the other day...So here's my new daily driver: |
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Post# 557577   11/18/2011 at 11:51 (4,514 days old) by davy1063 (Pennsylvania)   |   | |
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This actually was at the request of my wife... I also found out why it wasn't going into 1010 Rapidry Spin, the off-balance switch was stuck! It's amazing, the 1967 Frigidaire WCIL outlasts the 2003 Kenmore. I love it! |
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Post# 557593 , Reply# 1   11/18/2011 at 12:52 (4,514 days old) by BrianL (Saddle Brook, New Jersey)   |   | |
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Post# 557596 , Reply# 2   11/18/2011 at 12:58 (4,514 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Post# 557606 , Reply# 3   11/18/2011 at 13:57 (4,514 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))   |   | |
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Post# 557639 , Reply# 5   11/18/2011 at 18:01 (4,513 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 557723 , Reply# 6   11/19/2011 at 01:43 (4,513 days old) by washer-kid ()   |   | |
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Awesome washer ....growing up we had a 1968 Frigidaire set that lasted until 1987! Love the panel on your washer! |
Post# 557920 , Reply# 7   11/19/2011 at 22:07 (4,512 days old) by Jsneaker ()   |   | |
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Post# 558624 , Reply# 8   11/22/2011 at 20:30 (4,509 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i)   |   | |
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Post# 558629 , Reply# 9   11/22/2011 at 21:01 (4,509 days old) by JETCONE (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 558645 , Reply# 10   11/22/2011 at 22:06 (4,509 days old) by davy1063 (Pennsylvania)   |   | |
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Here are the cycle and options buttons.... |
Post# 558646 , Reply# 11   11/22/2011 at 22:07 (4,509 days old) by davy1063 (Pennsylvania)   |   | |
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The timer..... |
Post# 558647 , Reply# 12   11/22/2011 at 22:09 (4,509 days old) by davy1063 (Pennsylvania)   |   | |
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the laundry aids cover... |
Post# 558648 , Reply# 13   11/22/2011 at 22:11 (4,509 days old) by davy1063 (Pennsylvania)   |   | |
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Laundry aids cover open.... |
Post# 558650 , Reply# 14   11/22/2011 at 22:12 (4,509 days old) by davy1063 (Pennsylvania)   |   | |
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the deep action agitator.... |
Post# 558651 , Reply# 15   11/22/2011 at 22:15 (4,509 days old) by davy1063 (Pennsylvania)   |   | |
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the lighted control panel.... |
Post# 558653 , Reply# 16   11/22/2011 at 22:26 (4,509 days old) by Pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 558656 , Reply# 17   11/22/2011 at 22:50 (4,509 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD)   |   | |
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just awesome washer!-they don't make them like they used to... |
Post# 558677 , Reply# 18   11/23/2011 at 01:39 (4,509 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 558680 , Reply# 19   11/23/2011 at 03:28 (4,509 days old) by qualin (Canada)   |   | |
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I really love the "O" in the cycle pointer.. very "Googie" styled. That's kind of surprising for a 1967 vintage machine. This is an absolutely beautiful machine. Wish I had one. :) Glad to hear all that was wrong with it was something very minor. |
Post# 558692 , Reply# 20   11/23/2011 at 05:33 (4,509 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 558708 , Reply# 22   11/23/2011 at 08:06 (4,509 days old) by JETCONE (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 558728 , Reply# 23   11/23/2011 at 09:28 (4,509 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Knew something was up with that water level switch. Never knew the solid tub Frigi's had a variable water level. It was either Normal Load or Small Load with Small cutting all cycle time periods in half. Simply Amazing. The Wash & Soak button--love it--and also the clock marrked " Extra Rinse CYCLE"--how cool is that.
Thanks so much for these, Davy, and Happy Thanksgiving. |
Post# 558738 , Reply# 25   11/23/2011 at 10:05 (4,509 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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If the wash plate nutates without excess noise or jamming then the u-joint may technically be OK. Problem could be the leveler, which is a separate little gizmo that mounts on the drive shaft under the dome and tilts the plate for nutation or levels it for spin. If your machine is otherwise in OK condition and you're planning to trash it ... I'd take it and do the repair, except it's too far from here to fetch. There's a quarter or some such been loose in mine under the wash plate for a year or so, rattles and rolls. |
Post# 558741 , Reply# 26   11/23/2011 at 10:09 (4,509 days old) by davy1063 (Pennsylvania)   |   | |
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do I need that funky special tool to access it? |
Post# 558752 , Reply# 27   11/23/2011 at 10:45 (4,509 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Not for the leveler. Pop off the outer dome, remove the bolts that anchor the wash plate, lift the plate and inner dome off. The leveler will either come off with the dome (stuck inside it) or be left atop the shaft. The u-joint does not need to come off (it's anchored to the shaft by the basket spanner nut). Removing the inner dome will allow inspection of the u-joint. Repair specs state that the six grommets under the wash plate bolts (atop the u-joint) must be replaced whenever disassembled, but I don't know how crucial is that. Note that the wash plate won't fit out of the basket unless the tub ring and balance ring are removed first. |
Post# 558787 , Reply# 28   11/23/2011 at 13:48 (4,509 days old) by Autowasherfreak ()   |   | |
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Cool washer! I'm not shocked that it lasted longer than the new Kenmore. |
Post# 558841 , Reply# 29   11/23/2011 at 19:33 (4,508 days old) by joelippard (Hickory)   |   | |
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Post# 558842 , Reply# 30   11/23/2011 at 19:34 (4,508 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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WP told us that if you ever remove the dome, you must use a new gasket when replacing it otherwise the seal is imperfect ahd water ruins the u-joint. |
Post# 558854 , Reply# 31   11/23/2011 at 20:48 (4,508 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Tom, the thing is there is no gasket as such for the inner dome on the "new" design as there is on the old. Just the six bolt grommets and the pink o-ring on the basket hub under the u-joint (which doesn't get disturbed if just the inner dome is removed). There is a thin foam piece that goes on the u-joint atop the six grommets and under the rim of the dome, but it's not available as a separate item and also is not included in the seal kit (o-ring and six grommets) far as I've seen ... so I've not been clear on what purposes the foam piece serves. Is it a required "seal" for the inner dome on the updated design? How does one get a replacement of it? |
Post# 558864 , Reply# 32   11/23/2011 at 22:12 (4,508 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 558964 , Reply# 34   11/24/2011 at 12:50 (4,508 days old) by joelippard (Hickory)   |   | |
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Post# 559056 , Reply# 36   11/25/2011 at 08:10 (4,507 days old) by JETCONE (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Let us know what that new LG does. Does it fill with water and slosh around like the cool toy at HomoDepot?? Or does it just spray the clothes and turn round and round. I'd also like to know if you and your wife feel the Frigidaire is doing a better job of rinsing than the old Calypso or the next LG.
Jon |